What's up Cadiz! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Want your name flying over downtown Cadiz during Ham Festival?
• How a Cadiz soybean farm is feeding a growing world

Also on today's calendar: Boyd’s Tavern presents Open Mic Night w/ Ryan Gilchrist and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
• Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Countdown Continues to 50th Trigg County Country Ham Festival (wkdzradio.com) — Downtown Cadiz is gearing up for the 50th Trigg County Country Ham Festival, with commemorative sponsor flags, live music, giant biscuit, and pig-themed carvings planned for October 9–10. A shorter, family-friendly parade will kick things off October 4, starting at West Cadiz Park and looping past the Bank of Cadiz through downtown.
   

• US soybean farmers race to meet global demand as farmland shrinks (foxbusiness.com) — From his family farm in Cadiz, seventh-generation farmer Barry Alexander is working to boost soybean yields as U.S. farmland shrinks and global demand, especially from China, keeps rising. The story explains how Cadiz-grown soybeans move downriver to export markets, how tariffs and checkoff programs shape prices, and why every acre now has to produce more.
   

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📸 Around Cadiz

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cadiz

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 6

• Boyd’s Taven: Open Mic Night w/ Steven Green →
  Boyd's Tavern, 500 Boyds Landing Rd Ste B, Cadiz
  7:00 pm

Want your event featured? Feature it on the Cadiz calendar →

Other local events

Thursday August 20

• Boyd’s Tavern presents Open Mic Night w/ Ryan Gilchrist →
  Boyd's Tavern, 500 Boyds Landing Rd Ste B, Cadiz
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 27

• Yarn and Yap →
  Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, 1101 Bethel St, Hopkinsville
  5:00 pm

Monday August 31

• Trigg County Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Caldwell County →
  Caldwell County High School, 350 Beckner Ln, Princeton
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 3

• Boyd’s Taven: Open Mic Night w/ Steven Green →
  Boyd's Tavern, 500 Boyds Landing Rd Ste B, Cadiz
  7:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 8

• Crofton 8th August Day Party →
  Fancy Sports Bar, 121 Sivley Rd, Hopkinsville
  3:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Staff Work Days
  Christian County Hopkinsville, KY 42240
  7:00 am
• MSU-Hopkinsville Lecture Series
  Christian County Chamber of Commerce MSU-Hopkinsville Regional Campus
  10:00 am

Friday August 14

• Apollo Varsity Football @ Caldwell County →
  Caldwell County High School, 350 Beckner Ln, Princeton
  6:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Opening Day
  Christian County Hopkinsville, KY 42240
  7:00 am

Tuesday August 25

• BINGO at the Library →
  George Coon Library, 114 S Harrison St, Princeton
  6:00 pm

Monday August 31

• Trigg County Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Caldwell County →
  Caldwell County High School, 350 Beckner Ln, Princeton
  5:30 pm

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＋ Post your event   See the full calendar →

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📣 Cadiz Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about

＋ Ask the neighborhood

• Wabash National Corporation posted a job opening for Production Coordinator in Cadiz. Apply here.
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Retail Sales in Cadiz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cadiz here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Princeton

• Princeton Optimist Club selects grand marshals for upcoming Black Patch Parade (timesleader.net)
• 'It is a one stop shop for all things homeschool': Group holds homeschooling informational for education, socialization support (timesleader.net)
• Six Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on Princeton Road in Christian County (wpkyonline.com)

Hopkinsville

• $200,000 distributed to 15 local nonprofts through Hoptown Helps (christiancountynow.com)

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Ok Cadiz! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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